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Open Space is proud to present a World Premiere by renowned international choreographer, Keelan Whitmore.  The evening will also include The School at Open Space’s Young Artists Co. who will be dancing the works of Open Space Founders Franco Nieto and Charlene Hannibal.

Keelan Whitmore

Dancer, Educator, Choreographer

Keelan Whitmore trained at Rockford Dance Company and later graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy in 1999. As a charter member of the Joffrey Ballet School/New School University, Whitmore continued his training with David Howard, Rebecca Wright, Trinette Singleton, Elanor D’Antuano, and John Magnus.

In 2001, he was invited by artistic director William Whitener to join Kansas City Ballet. In 2004, Whitmore co-founded the Kansas City-based multi-disciplinary Quixotic Performance Ensemble with local media artist and musician Anthony Magliano. After departing Kansas City in 2006, Whitmore joined Alonzo King LINES Ballet where was involved in more than a dozen nationally and internationally touring creations over seven seasons. In 2007, he joined the Suzanne Farrell Ballet, traveling to the Edinburgh Dance Festival and also performing at the Kennedy Center. From 2014-20221, he was a member of Tanz Theater Münster, where he was awarded the prize for Outstanding Artist by the Gesellschaft der Musik- und Theaterfreunde Münsters und des Münsterlandes e.V.

Whitmore’s choreographic credits include creations with Joffrey Ballet School, Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training Program and B.F.A. Program, Kansas City Ballet Company and School, Quixotic Performance Ensemble, Virginia School of the Arts, Sonia Dawkin’s Prism, and Regional Dance America, which presented him with the National Choreographic Recognition Award in 2005.

Whitmore is currently pursuing his M.A. in Arts and Cultural Management at the Leuphana University/Goethe Institute and is also the designated Coordinator of Community Outreach and Diversity with the new 2022/2023 Tanz-Company Theater Münster under the direction of Lillian Stillwell.